The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-12

experimenting with dynamite the paid agent
of one of the seven International groups" but
subsequent events showed beyond any reason
able doubt that this particular explosive
made the bomb that was heard round the world
the bomb with City others manufactured by
Lngg, under the auspices OF the international
Association which furnished the money, and of
which the celebrated defendants were not MEM
bers simply but leaders.
Next day. May 1. the eight-hour strikes began
in earnest, and by nightfal when the. first in
telligent estimates were obtainable. $4,000 men
walked the streets idle Promptly In the morn
ing. Sunday. when the churches throughout the
city resounding with swelling hosannas.
the stuffy little Bohemian Hall on Emmastrset
was crowded with members or the Lehr and
Weir Verein. an inner circle OF the omnipres-
ent International. Detailed plans for the near
at-hand conflict with the police were submitted
by editor Engel, and listened to by Spies, Lieu
tenant. Fischer. These plans were the ones
followed almost to the letter at the Haymarket,
but the decision to do was not reached at this
meeting. Instead. it was determined to take
action at another gathering of the Lehr and
Weir, IN q larger ball and more central location,
to be assembled within twenty-four hours This
was to be in Greifs Hail. Monday night, May 3.
The Arbeiter Zeitung, of which Spies and
together the armed men who were to engage in
this specific compact to murder. The Sunday
evening edition. published a few hours after the
Bohemian Hall meeting. contained this cabal-
istic legend: "Y-Komme Montag Abend.p
(Y-Come Monday night This was the sum-
mons TO the armed sections to meet, as they did,
Monday night at Greifs. The call was pub
lished again Monday afternoon, indicating the
Importance of the matters TO come before the
meeting. The Sunday issue OF the Arbeiter had
a significant article urging quick and immedi-
ate action" adding: by Monday or Tuesday
the conflict must have reached its highest in
teDsity, else success will then be doubtful" Al
most before the ink on this could dry, Spies
at the Sunday afternoon meeting of the
Central Labor Union arranging to have himself
dispatched to McCormick's factory the follow
ing day to address the thousands of strikers out
al one the old Black road.
From the top of freight car. on the prairie
near McCormick's. next afternoon-Monday-
Spies belched into the ears of $4,000 excited
strikers, mostly foreigners, the hottest harangue
ever uttered by him in public. He spoke in the
German language. of which he is more master
even than of English. The effect of his words
was like magic. ION to McCormicks!" was the
cry. The maddened horde urged forward by
Spies, Lingg and other daring Anarchists pres
emit. rushed at the great factory like so many
wild beasts They had caught mp powders and
clubs on the way, and in an instant the thousand
countless fragments. Then it was that patrol
wagons, loaded with police, the horses covered
with foam, dashed through the crowd from be-
hind. 1t is admitted by Spies that he ordered
the mob many of whom were tourishing re-
vovers. to resist the attempt OF the police to
quen the riot OF course the victors were the po-
lice; but that, to Spies, according TO his own &C,
counts, was not of main concern. The blood or
workingmen had been drawn. and. when he sat
isfied himself that such result was produced.
the Anarchist leader coolly withdrew, though
the battle was at its height
Taking a street-car direct to the Arbeiter
Zetung Office. Spies. after hurried CONVERSE
ton with Schwao. Neebe and others, decided to
call the Haymarket mass-meeting, and then
wrote the infamous revenge circular" Twenty
five hundred copies were issued as quickly as
printers could work, and everything
ripe for the murder-compact meeting that night
in Greifs basement, the same that had been
called by the Arbeiter Zetung that day and the
day before. In this connection the exact word
ing of the circular, especially the latter portion,
foreshadowing the slaughter of the morrow, the
fatal 4th of May, possesses peculiar interest,
Spies wrote:
REVENGEt REYENGEl